Hire Remote Architecture & Engineering Staff — Without the Overhead
Vetted CAD drafters, BIM modelers, structural engineers and MEP designers embedded with your firm — starting from $7 per hour, with a 48-hour shortlist and 5-day free trial.
Full-time dedicated · No hidden fees
Available Candidates
Pre-vetted professionals ready to start
Why AEC Firms Hire Architecture & Engineering Staff From Zedtreeo
Your senior architects and PEs shouldn't burn billable hours on drafting. Zedtreeo gives you a vetted production team — faster, cheaper, and on your templates.
48-hour shortlist
Tell us your stack and specs. We return 2–3 pre-vetted candidates inside 48 hours — no lengthy job postings, no recruiter fees, no wasted interviews.
70–90% cost savings
A US CAD tech costs $65K–$95K/yr plus benefits. A Zedtreeo equivalent starts at $1,120/month — freeing margin to win more bids or raise billable rates.
IP-safe & ISO 27001
Mutual NDA, IP assignment, ISO 27001-aligned infrastructure, VPN-only access, disabled external drives, watermarked delivery. Your drawings and models stay yours.
Fluent in your tools
AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, Civil 3D, Rhino, SketchUp, V-Ray, Lumion, STAAD, ETABS, Tekla — plus your firm's title blocks, layers, and family libraries from day one.
Onshore CAD, BIM, and design talent in the AEC space runs expensive — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics design occupational data shows steady wage growth across drafter and designer roles. Remote AEC production staff from Zedtreeo close the cost gap without compromising drawing quality.
Is a Architecture & Engineering Staff from Zedtreeo Right for You?
Be honest — here's who wins with us and who doesn't.
This Is For You If…
- ✓You run an architecture, engineering, or design-build firm and drafting is a margin sink
- ✓You've won new projects and need drafters or BIM modelers on the bench within a week
- ✓You want to scale the production team up and down with pipeline, not carry fixed overhead
- ✓You need MEP, structural, or 3D visualization depth without hiring full-time specialists
- ✓You want your senior architects and PEs spending time on design, not annotation
This Is Not For You If…
- ✗You need staff licensed to stamp drawings in a specific US or UK jurisdiction (we are not a licensing body)
- ✗You are looking for one freelance task and don't need an ongoing dedicated team
- ✗Your project requires physical site presence (we support remote-first scopes only)
- ✗You want to offshore project management or client-facing PM roles (those stay with you)
Dedicated architecture and engineering staff from Zedtreeo — 70–90% lower than local hiring, with zero recruitment fees, zero HR overhead, zero hidden costs.
What Your Architecture & Engineering Staff Can Do on Day One
Pre-vetted, role-ready skills — no ramp-up needed.
Core Skills
Advanced Skills
Fluent in Your Tools
Your Architecture & Engineering Staff plugs into your existing stack — no retraining, no migration, no downtime.
Zedtreeo vs Local Hire vs Freelancers
Here's what a architecture and engineering staff actually costs you across the three options.
| Factor | Local Architecture & Engineering Staff | Freelancer | Zedtreeo Architecture & Engineering Staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly Cost | $45–$75/hr | $25–$55/hr | ★$7/hr |
| Time to Hire | 6–10 weeks | 1–2 weeks | ★48 hours |
| Dedicated Commitment | Yes | No | ★Yes |
| Vetting / Testing | You do it | Minimal | ★Done by us |
| Replacement | Rehire cycle | Find new one | ★Swap in days |
| Free Trial | None | Rare | ★5-day free trial |
| HR / Payroll Overhead | Yours | 1099 handling | ★Ours |
| Annual Savings | Baseline | 20–40% | ★70–90% |
From Requirement to Working Architecture & Engineering Staff in 5 Steps
A structured process that gets you a working hire in a week — not a month.
Tell Us What You Need
30-min call: role scope, stack, hours, timezone overlap.
Match & Vet
We shortlist 2–3 vetted candidates in 48 hours.
Interview & Pick
You interview. You choose. Zero pressure.
5-Day Free Trial
Test on real work. If it doesn't fit, we replace — no charge.
Onboard & Scale
Dedicated architecture and engineering staff, monthly billing, ongoing support.
Architecture & Engineering Teams Who Moved the Needle
Real clients. Real outcomes. Real savings.
US Architecture Firm: From 30-Day to 7-Day Revit Turnaround
A 45-person Chicago firm cut drafting turnaround 75% and reduced per-project labor cost 60% after embedding 6 CAD drafters plus 2 BIM modelers in their Autodesk workflow.
Read case studyUK Property Developer: Replaced 4 Local Contractors With One Dedicated Team
A London developer moved from freelance coordinators to a fixed Zedtreeo MEP plus structural team — saving £380K year-one while doubling active project capacity.
Read case studyAU Design-Build: BIM Team Cut Delivery Time and RFI Volume
A Brisbane design-build contractor added a BIM coordinator and 3 modelers — reducing coordination RFIs by 40% and pushing model handover from week 6 to week 3.
Read case studyTrusted by Operators Globally
Founders and COOs who scaled their teams with Zedtreeo architecture and engineering teams.
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“We tried freelancers for 18 months — inconsistent quality, always chasing deadlines. Zedtreeo gave us a dedicated 4-person CAD team in 10 days. Our project margin went up 22% in one quarter.”
“Their BIM modelers plugged into our Revit templates inside a week. Clash detection cycle time dropped from 14 days to 5. We've since added two more modelers and a structural engineer.”
“We hired structural and MEP through Zedtreeo to replace expensive local contractors. Saved mid-six figures in year one, and frankly the delivery quality is better than what we had before.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything operators ask before hiring a architecture and engineering staff from Zedtreeo.
How much does it cost to hire remote architecture and engineering staff from Zedtreeo?
What software and standards are your architecture and engineering staff trained on?
How quickly can I onboard an architecture or engineering team?
Can Zedtreeo staff work in our time zone and on our CAD templates?
What about IP protection, NDAs, and data security?
Can I scale my architecture and engineering team up or down with project load?
Who owns the drawings, models, and project files your staff produce?
What types of architecture and engineering firms does Zedtreeo work with?
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